Historical Fiction

Synopsis From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes a love story about one of history's most captivating 'invisible' women: Rachel, the...

Synopsis Athenian Series - Book #1 On the plains of Marathon an army of slaves gathers . . . Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Pe...

Synopsis Shardlake #3 Autumn, 1541: King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his r...

Synopsis A TLS Book of The Year. Who was the real George Eliot? In Love with George Eliot is a glorious debut novel which tells the compelling st...

Synopsis In a remote part of Iceland, a boy and his friend Barður join a boat to fish for cod. A winter storm surprises them out at sea and Barðu...

Synopsis Vespasian #7. AD 58: Rome is in turmoil once more. Emperor Nero has set his heart on a new wife but to clear a path for her, he must firs...

Synopsis Winner Costa Book Awards 2017. Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2018. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's ...

Synopsis The Last Crossing is a sweeping tale of breathtaking quests, adventurous detours, and hard-won redemption. Englishmen Charles and Adding...

Synopsis The Mirror & The Light is a historical novel by English writer Hilary Mantel. Following Wolf Hall (2009) and Bring Up the Bodies (2012...

Synopsis Winner Costa Book Awards 2019. "They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I ...

Synopsis 1468 . . . dusk is gathering as a young priest, Christopher Fairfax, rides across a silent land. It's a crime to be out after dark, and Fa...

Synopsis Despite their differences, sisters Viann and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is con...

Synopsis From the Whitbread Award winning author of: A Good Man in Africa and the Costa Award winning Restless, a sweeping, electrifying new novel ...

Synopsis Cato & Marco Book #17 Sunday Times Bestseller. The gripping and action-packed new adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of t...

Synopsis Shardlake #5 England, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is prepari...

Synopsis An Observer Hotly-Tipped Debut Author. Shortlisted for many Historical Fiction Prizes - 2019-20. As the First World War shatters familie...

Synopsis From the No.1 bestselling author of The American Boy comes a brand new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of Lond...

Synopsis Cato & Marco Book (Eagles of The Empire) Book #14 Now a Sunday Times bestseller! Simon Scarrow's veteran Roman soldier heroes face a c...

Synopsis With an introduction by Martin Scorsese. Shusaku Endo is Japan's foremost novelist, and Silence is generally regarded to be his masterpiec...

Synopsis From the creator of Downton Abbey. Now a major ITV drama. This is the story of a secret, A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors...

Synopsis 'Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them . . .' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian ...

Synopsis The Second World War - a mother must make a heartbreaking sacrifice in order to save her child. A poignant and powerful family saga from t...

Synopsis Counting the Stars is a captivating tale of forbidden love and bestselling author Helen Dunmore's tenth novel. In the heat of Rome's long ...